The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-21
THE LYING WoRLDo EXPOSED.
Speaker Carlisle Brands nm Alleged Inter-
view with Himself ss False.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-various reports
have gone out from Washington as to o corre-
spondence between Mr.. Randall and Mr.. Car
lisle, growing out Of n reported interview with
Mr.. Carlisle in the New York World. in which
Mr.. Carlisle is reported rs saying that he had
heard that Mr.. Randall Is assisting Mr..
Theoebe." who is contesting Mr.. Carlisles scat
In the next House. Tho alleged Interview was
printed on the 10th instant, and tho exact Ian
grunge reported us having been used by Mr.. Car
Isle in answer to tho question whothcr he
thought that Mr. Randall was assisting Mr..
Theoebe is rs follows
Il do not know, and would not say anything
about 1t unless was reliably informed. have
heard however, that Mr. Randall Is assisting
Mr.. Theoebe."
As the correspondence between Mr.. Randall
and Mr.. Carlisle has been misIuoted in many
ways, have the assent OF both Of them to the
publication Of the letters. On the day after the
alleged interview appeared in the World, Mr..
Randall wrote Mr.. Carlisle as follows:
PAoLL Pa, Nov. II, 1887.
TO TIE Hon John G. Carlisle
DEAR siR enclose you q cutting from the New York
World and desire to know from you whether you arc
correctly reported There Is not word Of truth In tho
statement semblanco of justiHc alton therefor II
the interview SO far As you concerned correct
thenI have right to ask and expect you to give
your warrant and authority for such allegation Yours
very respectfully. SAN J. RANDALL
Mr.. Carlisle replied as follows:
s'1A1v WAsn hsss H2s'S q sdS e. 1851
10 the Hon. s. J. Randall Puolt Pa
DEAR Sir: Yours Of the 18th inst is this moment
ceved. In the nrst place, Ihave had interview with
correspondent Of tho World any subject About q
week ago local reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer
called at my homo and talked with about the recent
.I..
had seen the newspaper reports that taking
interest In the contested election from district My
reply was that had such statements in two
papers but attached no importance whatever to thom
and had nothing to say on the subject suppose this
is the basis of the telegram you enclose With this
cepton no one has spoken to tho subject except
personal friends and to those friends said
emphatically that believed the report to be false
that satisfied you had examined the case and
you would not express opinion without doing The
st. Louis Republican Of tho papers in which
saw the report but do not at this moment remember
the othorA Very truly. J.G. CARLISLE.
Michigan Dem.crnts Aroused by tho Attack
en- the Hos. Don NJ. Dlcklnsou.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Among the hum
dreds Of leading Democrats Of the country who
are daily disseminating the lying World. the
Democrats Of Michigan here are foremost. A
characteristic piece of mendacity that reused the
IulcnIRdn men 10 eSpeClh' anger WIS contained
in the World on Friday last. A Detroit news-
paper which has repeatedly assailed Don NJ.
Dickinson and his friends. and was Blaine
organ in 1884. published on Thursday an edi-
torial article announcing that Mr.. Dickinson
was going into tho Cabinet and, under the
guise Of professed friendship for him. took &C.
casion to attack and discredit the members Of
the present Cabinet and the President.
The article in itself possessed no significance.
and would have passed unnoticed had not the
World in reproducing 1t. so misrepresented the
character Of the paper from which it quoted as
to- turn the article into MOST Vicious and R, IN
This was done by introducing the Detroit
papers comment, with the statement that the
utterance was very significant, as coming from
a journal for which Mr.. Dickinson was counsel
organ. The purpose OF this lying statement
Of course. was apparent TO everybody who knew
the facts. 1t was to discredit Mr.. Dickinson
with the President and prevent his going into
Of the attack has greatly reused Mr.. Dick
inson's friends. and the new Postmaster Gem
eaal will gain in popular estimation by reason
OF the enemies he has made.
near relations With the Detroit newspaper that
Is seeking in conjunction with the World to
break him down. He twice appeared as coun-
sci against It in libel suits, and In one Of them
got $4,000 verdict against the paper. He has
but to say that It in any sense speaks for Mr..
Dickinson is as violent a wrenching of the truth
as it would be for the World to declare that it
was for Col. Fellows in the. late campaign, or
insidous character of the attacks on Mr.. Dick
inson are well understood at the White House,
and they totally failed in their object.